Blotter-holder.



No. 842,041. PAT-ENTED JAN. 22, 1907. F. WATSON. BLOTTBR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 10 1906 WITNESSES:-

ATTORNEYS ARTHUR F. WATSON, 'OF Cl-lEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN.

BLOTTER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

Application filed October 10, 1906. Serial No. 338,315.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. WATSON, residing at Cheboygan, in thecounty of Cheboygan and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Blotter-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice for holding blotters and it comprehends a means for receiving oneend of the blotter and holding it in such manner that the same can beconveniently manipulated and arranged with the right side up for use.

In its complete naturemy invention embodies a holder bent up from asingle piece of spring metal, whereby to form a handhold and havingsuitably-arranged clips for en gaging the blotter for holding the sameflatwise upon the desk.

Again, my invention embodies a metallic holder constructed to receiveand clip one end of a blotter and provided with a member adapted forsustaining the holder in its vertical position and also for pressingagainst the blotter when used, whereby to firmly retain the blotter inits engagement with'the holder. g In its more subordinate features thisinvention consists in certain details of construction and peculiarcombination of parts, all of which will be hereinafterfully described,and pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention, showing the same as applied for use.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, taken partly on the line 2 2 of"Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of the invention. Fig. 4 isa rear perspective view thereof. Fig. 5is a plan view of the blank fromwhich my improved holder is formed.

In the practical construction my improved holder is shaped up from asingle piece of sheet metal having the blank form shown in Fig. 5, andit comprises a transversely-bent base or bottom member 1, the oppositeends of which terminate in upwardly-bent clips 2, formed by bending theextensions 2 (shown in Fig. 5) over the member 1, as already shown inFig. 3.

3 designates a handhold portion that in clines vertically from the base1 and has its end bent over, as at 30, to form a rounded upper edge andfor other reasons hereinafter fully explained.

At a point just below the edge 30 and centrally of the part 3 is atongue 4, formed by slitting the blank, as shown at 10 in Fig. 5, whichtongue is bent back from the part 3, as best shown in Fig. 4, and formsthe support for sustaining the holder to its vertical posi tion, and italso forms a means for pressing the end of the blotter down against thedesktop indicated by X (see Fig. 2) when using the blotter, which resultis readily accomplished by the user bearing down on the holder in thedirection indicated by the ar- -row 50.

At a point below the tongue-slit the blank is slitted transversely andvertically, as at 6O (shown in Fig. 5,) and the slitted portion is bentforwardly and upwardly to form a transverse slot 6, disposed in'theplane of the member 1 for the passage of the edge of the blotter, asshown in Fig. 1, the bending up of the slitted portion forming a smoothguard which prevents tearing the blotter. The said bent-up memberdesignated 61, to-

gether with the upper member 30, also form cleats for holding anadvertising-card 7, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

By reason of the peculiar construction of the holder one corner of theblotter can be readily slipped through the horizontal slot with theclips engaging one end and side of the blotter, the tongue or brace 4being of sufficient length to press down on the corner of the blotterwith sufficient pressure to hold the same in place, as stated.

By holding the blotter as shown and described the same can be alwaysquickly found and it is held rigid and right side up when being'used,thus avoiding the danger of blurring from slipping or using the soiledside of the blotter. Again, by forming the holder of a single piece ofmetal, as shown, the same can be manufactured at such low cost that itcan be given away as an advertising medium, and, besides, its use iseconomical, since the blotter in the holder will be held so long as itis clean, and thereby avoids having several blotters on the desk partlyused and wasted.

What I claim is 1. A holder of the purpose stated, formed of asheet-metal body provided with an integral tongue bent diagonallytherefrom to orm a brace, an inwardly-bent base portion at the lowerend, the said body having means ICC for detachably receiving andgripping the end of a blotter.

2. A holder formed of a sheet-metal body having a transverse slot toreceive the end of a blotter and a rearwardly and downwardly extendedbrace adapted to be pressed down against the ends of the blotter thatprojects through the slot for the purposes set forth.

3. A holder for the purposes stated, which comprises a sheet-metal platehaving its lower end bent substantially at right angles to the body, thebody having a transverse slot in the plane of the base and provided witha rearwardly and downwardly extending tongue, the base portion havingits end folded over to form clips for engaging the edges of the blotter,as set forth.

4. As a new article, a blotter-holder formed of a single piece of sheetmetal, bent up to rest in a vertical position, on a desk and havl ingmeans at the lower end to detachably re ceive and hold a blotter, andhaving means above the blotter-holding means for receiving an advertising-oard.

5. A holder for the purposes described, formed of a single piece ofspring metal bent up to provide a vertical or body portion, the upperedge of which is bent over to form a cleat, a brace projected rearwardlyfrom the body, a base portion bent inwardly at an angle to the body, theends of which are bent over to form clips, the body portion having atransverse slot, at a point in line with the base, and having a cleatabove said slot parallel with the upper cleat for the purposes setforth.

ARTHUR F. WATSON. Witnesses ARTHUR. F. VVA'rsoN, Jr., JONNIE B. RAMSEY.

